GB1350029A - Method of creating plasma - Google Patents

Method of creating plasma

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GB1350029A
GB1350029A GB2148572A GB2148572A GB1350029A GB 1350029 A GB1350029 A GB 1350029A GB 2148572 A GB2148572 A GB 2148572A GB 2148572 A GB2148572 A GB 2148572A GB 1350029 A GB1350029 A GB 1350029A
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plasma
heating
pellet
neutral
tritium
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/02—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
    • H05H1/22—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma for injection heating
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10—Nuclear fusion reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
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Abstract

1350029 Thermonuclear fusion apparatus UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 9 May 1972 [21 June 1971] 21485/72 Heading G6P In the formation of a steady-state plasma, a target plasma of ions and electrons has a beam of neutral atoms injected thereinto to effect its heating. The target plasma is created by ionization and heating of an electrostatically-suspended pellet and is magnetically confined. A laser or electron beam may be used to activate the pellet. Injection of the neutral beam results in heating of the plasma by charge exchange and ionization. At this time the constituents of the initial plasma may be replaced. The pellet may comprise lithium deuteride, lithium hydride, cooled deuterium or tritium, or suitable mixtures thereof. The mirror magnetic confinement field may be produced by a Saddle-form winding (Fig. 3, not shown). It may be a superconductor or resistance winding. The field may vary with time but preferably is constant. Ions leaving the plasma are pumped by a cooled gettering surface. The injected beam may comprise neutral deuterium and tritium. A variety of confinement field configurations may be used including spherator, stellarator or tokamak types.
GB2148572A 1971-06-21 1972-05-09 Method of creating plasma Expired GB1350029A (en)

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DE (1) DE2229752A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2143239A1 (en)
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